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单词 messy
释义
messy
adjective
uk
/ˈmes.i/us
/ˈmes.i/

messyadjective(DIRTY/UNTIDY)

B1
untidy:
凌乱的，杂乱的；脏的
a messykitchen杂乱的厨房
messyhands/hair脏手／凌乱的头发
His bedroom's always messy.他的卧室总是凌乱不堪。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not clean
  • dirtyThis shirt is dirty.
  • filthyWash your hands before dinner - they're filthy!
  • scruffyHe's the typical scruffy student.
  • messyBen's bedroom is always really messy.
  • grimyDon't wipe your grimy hands on that clean towel!
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producingorcausingdirtanduntidiness:
会把东西弄脏的，导致周围变得杂乱的
Eatingspaghettican be a messybusiness.吃意大利面可能会弄得周围脏兮兮的。
Vicky is a really goodcookbut she's messy.维基菜烧得真不错，不过她把东西弄得乱糟糟的。
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  • Shequicklybecameaccustomedto his messyways.
  • Herhouseis very messy.
  • Thechildrenreallyenjoymessyplay.
  • Myhairis so messy.
  • How can youfindanything when thehouseis so messy?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dirty & untidy
  • -stained
  • all over the placeidiom
  • Augean
  • bedraggled
  • besmeared
  • bespattered
  • bloodied
  • insalubrious
  • insanitary
  • look like something the cat brought/dragged inidiom
  • mangy
  • manky
  • messily
  • mucky
  • polluted
  • sordid
  • sordidly
  • sordidness
  • squalid
  • straggly
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messyadjective(SITUATION)

used todescribeasituationthat isconfusedandunpleasant:
棘手的；令人厌烦的
Awarwill be alongand messybusiness.战争将是一件旷日持久而又令人讨厌的事。
They had abitter, messydivorce.他们的离婚过程痛苦而曲折。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Serious and unpleasant
  • abominable
  • abominably
  • abysmal
  • abysmally
  • apocalyptic
  • fiendish
  • fraught
  • frightful
  • from hellidiom
  • fun
  • nightmarish
  • nightmarishly
  • noisome
  • not be all fun and gamesidiom
  • objectionable
  • vile
  • woeful
  • woefully
  • wretchedly
  • yucky
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Related word

messily
(Definition ofmessyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

messy| American Dictionary

messy
adjective
us
/ˈmes·i/
dirty,unpleasant, orlackingorder:
Ihatea messykitchen.
A messysituationis one that isconfusedandunpleasant:
He’s got a messypersonallife.
(Definition ofmessyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmessy

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Theoretical simplicity and argumentative elegance are certainly desirable, but it seems odd to require that we avoid pluralistic or otherwise "messy" explanations.
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Admittedly, disjunctive minimalism is amessyaccount of virtue.
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The education of citizens continues to be amessybusiness - a messiness that liberal theory would be foolish to ignore.
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Rather, we should engage openly and critically with themessyambiguities of the world.
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Messier was called up to the main roster in that season for the first time and played 21 games.
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Although the mechanical principle of rescue is simple, the reality is far messier.
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In other words, whilst academic rigour is important, the research needs to reflect the complex andmessynature of primary care.
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Bizarrelymessyat first sight, they ultimately reveal a hidden structure which is every bit as ingenious as that of a traditional wellmade plot.
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Second, by means of an extended example, it brilliantly links theoretically derived concepts to the oftenmessybusiness of data analysis.
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The result, as we have seen, wasmessy.
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The most plausible explanation for our -ic and -ical pickle is that we are witnessing language change at work: amessybut fascinating business.
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Let me therefore try to escape quantification, and focus on themessyand poetic details of my own life.
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Messier 99 was one of the first galaxies in which a spiral pattern was first seen.
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Messier gave the comet a magnitude rating of 2.0, making it easily visible to the unaided eye.
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Messier also gave the comet an elongation angle of 140 degrees.
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